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For $150, you could see Neil deGrasse Tyson speak in Detroit

Tomorrow, Sept. 30, the world-renowned science educator and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will deliver a keynote speech at the Wayne County Community…

Students get motivated during the morning "Launch" assembly.

High Test Scores At A Nationally Lauded Charter Network, But At What Cost?

Rocketship charter schools were supposed to revolutionize education, Silicon Valley-style, and enroll 1 million students. It hasn't worked out exactly that way.

Some health workers in Liberia had stopped using the protective gear that was part of the Ebola routine. The photo above is from 2014, when the epidemic was at its peak.

Puzzling Ebola Death Shows How Little We Know About The Virus

Researchers need to figure out how Ebola can — and can't — be spread by survivors. And health workers need to don protective equipment once again.

Some cities know where lead water service lines are, others have “very rough to no idea”

The water crisis in Flint revealed that the city really has no clue where its lead service lines are. UM-Flint estimated there are at least 4,000 lead…

New Michigan Radio series focuses on how well Michigan is preparing its teachers

All next week, Michigan Radio will air a special series of reports looking at teaching and how well Michigan’s colleges and universities are doing at…

Novelist Sunil Yapa has lived all around the globe, including in Chile, China, Greece, Guatemala, Argentina and India. He says his father, who was a consultant for the World Bank, instilled in him a sense of "the world being an interconnected place."

When 'Your Heart Is A Muscle,' Empathy Is A Revolutionary Act

Writer Sunil Yapa says his father taught him to have a global perspective from a very young age. Yapa's new novel was inspired by explosive global trade protests that took place in Seattle in 1999.

This map shows the probabilities of where oil might go after a spill in the Straits of Mackinac.

New research gives a clearer picture of where oil might go if Line 5 breaks open in the Great Lakes

Enbridge Energy has maintained that their twin oil and natural gas liquid pipelines under Lake Michigan at the Straits of Mackinac are safe.But what if…

Emma Thompson, seen here at the premiere of <em>Bridget Jones's Baby</em>, is just one of the many people who did something wonderful in 2016.

50 Wonderful Things From 2016

It's time again for our annual collection, in no particular order, of 50 wonderful pop-culture things from 2016. Read them, watch them, or listen to them; we think something will delight you.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan (second from left) speaks with inmate Terrell Johnson, a participant in the Goucher College Prison Education Partnership.

The Plan To Give Pell Grants To Prisoners

The Obama administration unveiled a pilot program Friday morning that will once again give some prisoners access to Pell Grants, a form of federal student aid.

Sturgeon release party planned for Kalamazoo River

This Saturday, 35 baby sturgeon will be released into the Kalamazoo River at a sturgeon release party. It’ll be in New Richmond and it’s open to the…

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